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About Aura Village

Aura is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 468 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.35 hectares hectares.

Aura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 119.35 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 468
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Aura compares

By the 2011 count Aura is the 78th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 119.35 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Aura

Aura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Aura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aura from other places

Aura lies about 43 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Aura
Nearest railway station Kanki 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 43 km

Villages closest to Aura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisa tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Aura

As per the Census of India 2011, Aura village had a population of 888. That makes it the 78th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Aura village has 468 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aura has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Aura covers 119.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aura falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aura is Kanki, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aura.

Aura is about 43 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aura is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 12 km away. Kishanganj is about 20 km away. Baisa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khagaura (under 2 km), Nandania (under 2 km) and Mirpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Aura today is likely to be higher.

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